(Review from allmusic)

Right from the outset of their sole album, From the Pond, Froggie Beaver show that they know how to build musical tension over the course of a song.

The album begins with some glistening acoustic finger-picking on the abbreviated “Road to Tomorrow” before taking off on the tightly compacted progressive of “Lovely Lady”, with its shifting organ-led dynamics and choppy time signature changes that sounds something like a cross between Santana and the Doors with a bit of David Clayton Thomas thrown in courtesy of John Troia’s lead vocals. Of course, Froggie Beaver never achieves the heights of those artists but the Omaha band created something much more than copycat music.

“From the Pond” is the type of album that sneaks up on you gradually. What at first seems to be a run-of-the-mill progressive rock album briefly touches on psychedelic balladry (“Away from Home,” vaguely reminiscent of the spaciest Spirit moments), before morphing into a sunny, wistful early 70s soft-rock album on “Come to Believe” and “Just for You” and then finally a pop-rock album.

The music is far less grounded in the 70s than in the previous decade (the band in fact rooted in the 60s), gleaning its sonic influences specifically from the mid-60s Los Angeles commercial pop scene. “Movin’ On” sounds like a Monkees-composed song performed by Neil Diamond; “Nothing for Me Here” could easily have been rearranged for a Jackie DeShannon or Dionne Warwick hit single; and “Bring My Children Home” is a slightly polished garage burner.

The album is all over the map but it is that musical hopscotch that makes “From the Pond” such an interesting listen and “Froggie Beaver” such a curious band. Unfortunately, that same lack of focus also prevented the band from excelling in any one of these styles or creating a consistent listening experience.

Line-up:
- John Troia / vocals
- Ed Strasko / keyboards
- Rick Brown / drums, percussion
- John Fischer / guitar, bass

Track List:
01. Road To Tomorrow, Pt 1 – 0:51
02. Lovely Lady – 5:15
03. Buy Back My Life – 3:42
04. Come To Believe – 4:56
05. Away From Home – 9:47
06. Just For You – 5:33
07. Road To Tomorrow, Pt 2 – 2:07
08. Movin’ On – 2:26
09. Nothing For Me Here – 2:52
10. Visions Of My Life – 4:17
11. Bring My Children Home – 4:56
12. Janine In Somewhere Land – 7:10

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